I am a 22 years old female. I get swelling around my ankles (outwards side) whenever I walk even 6-7 k steps. If I have walk alot then swelling stays for days and it's painful every time. This has been happening since childhood. Is it something, I have to live with or it's treatable?
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Leg swelling generally occurs because of an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the tissues of the lower extremity. Common causes of leg swelling include idiopathic edema (swelling of unknown cause), overweight, is older, salt retention, cellulitis, congestive heart failure, venous insufficiency, pregnancy, and medication side effects. Some tips that may help reduce swelling: 1.Put your legs on pillows to raise them above your heart while lying down. 2.Exercise your legs. This helps pump fluid from your legs back to your heart. 3.Follow a low-salt diet, which may reduce fluid buildup and swelling. 4.Wear support stockings (sold at most drugstores and medical supply stores). 5.When traveling, take breaks often to stand up and move around. 6.Avoid wearing tight clothing or garters around your thighs. 7.Lose weight if you need to.
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Regards Lybrate user. The ankle area is quite compact and skin flexibility / elasticity is fair over the area. Swelling around the ankles may occur due to trauma (ankle twist, fractures) or heart / kidney problems or lymph drainage problems or arthritis. Usually heart / kidney / lymph drainage problems tend to be more generalized in one or both legs. It would be in the foot, ankle and leg regions and just not around the ankle. If you have had any history of trauma and the swelling had occurred after that, it may have stretched the skin creating free space. So positioning your leg towards gravity (like hanging your leg down when sitting or walking) could lead to the fluids coming down the leg and may occupy the free space. If you notice there is no swelling after you lie down for a while or elevate your leg up on pillow, then it could just be fluid build up in the free space - which may not be a concern. If walking few steps hurt, brings swelling on and it continues to hurt even after resting for 15-20 minutes, then it may be related to some kind of arthritis. It would then be recommended to consult an orthopaedician or rheumatologist to ascertain specificity of the disorder.
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